Project: Monster Siege 2021
Current Status
While the website hasn't been updated in yonks, work continued to progress for this project. The number of gameplay iterations had finally revealed the means for a more immersive experience, though it required a design approach to guide development efforts. The ad hoc nature for this project was great for experimenting and testing ideas out. The lessons learned will be of great help for future projects.
The design was broken down into tasks, which I tackled gradually every night after work (and on weekends). The original focus of the game will be remain true - resource management. Efforts went into adapting the game so that it becomes a race for survival, with the player needing to carefully choose base upgrades, abilities and supporting shadow components. Synergies can be built between the three, but only the base upgrades remain a consistent bet. This provides flexibility, allowing a player to develop their own strategies - subject to what abilities and components are found.
All of the features have been coded, the game requires balancing. A design principle is that risks will need to be taken to succeed, both for resourcing spending and combative decision making. The player can modify the impact of risks they take, as well as payoff for successful gambles.
Project: Monster Siege 2020
Previous
This game was initially created with no planning or design specs. It has gone through a lot of builds but the gameplay was never immersive. Static action buttons and somewhat predictable enemies took away from the intended suspense. A new, in-depth combat system has been designed and will be gradually written into the game.
The focus of this game was originally around resource management, identifying and building synergies between hardware, weapons and skills. While it still has those elements, risk will instead become the leading point for gameplay.
Features:
- Storyline from the perspectives of five generals
- Both pre-set and randomly generated bosses
- Base and technology tree upgrades
